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Safe Zones

Safe Zone is a program designed to: 

  • Educate people about sexual orientation and gender identity/expression issues.
  • Create a visible network of Allies to provide support to the 凯发官网入口 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) community.
  • 提供关于性取向和性别认同/表达多样性的准确信息, issues, and resources within the community.
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DEI Committee
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Committee 

我们努力服务于凯发官网入口的使命,专注于努力推进包容性和多样性. These initiatives support various communities on our campus, provide education and information, 并与周边凯发官网入口社区及其他地区的类似项目/组织/倡议保持丰富的合作关系.

We collaborate with campus departments, student organizations, university administration, and community groups to advocate for the needs and concerns of diversity on our campus. 

How Can I be an ALLY?

Learn. 参加我们的安全地带联盟培训课程,了解更多关于性别和性别多样性的知识. 我们全年提供三个级别的培训,并有机会签署承诺成为凯发官网入口安全区盟友.  Find more information by clicking the link for Training Descriptions to the left. 
Speak Out. Voicing your support for the LGBTQ people is powerful. Whether you are challenging a stereotype, correcting a misrepresentation or merely voicing your support for a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender friend, relative or colleague, you can make change happen.
Become Active in a local, state or national LGBTQ organization. The Safe Zone website includes listing of many local, regional, 以及全国性的组织,你可以加入这些组织,了解LGBTQ社区面临的重要问题,以及你如何成为他们的盟友.
Be A Good Listener. 许多LGBTQ人群感到孤立和孤独,如果有人可以交谈,他们会受益匪浅. Being vocally supportive shows others that you are open to having further dialogue.
Get Involved. 在凯发官网入口和凯发官网入口社区,有很多方法可以参与LGBTQ社区. Contact us for more ideas.

Ally Levels

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Becoming an ALLY–Level One
这个介绍性培训课程的目的是提供关于性取向的基本信息, especially as it relates to 凯发官网入口 students, faculty and staff. Topics addressed include an overview of relevant terminology, the coming out process, and how to be an ally for someone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. 参加本次培训课程的学员将有机会做出个人承诺,成为凯发官网入口安全区的盟友, becoming an ally is not a requirement of this Level 1 training session. Please note: 参加一级培训是有资格参加其他级别培训的先决条件.
 
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Gender Identity/Expression– Level Two
这个高级培训课程的目标是更深入地探索那些认为自己是跨性别者的经历. 与会者将对性别认同和性别表达有更广泛的了解, 既与制度政策有关,也与跨性别青年的生活经历有关. Please note: Level 1 is required before attending this training.
 
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Upstander– Level Three
The goal of this training program is to provide an interactive, 有吸引力的学习机会,让那些作为安全区盟友的人进一步发展他们的技能和舒适度. 本次培训讨论的主题鼓励盟友从被动的旁观者转变为积极的旁观者 Upstanders within our campus community. Please note: you must attend Levels 1 & 2 before attending this training.

Further Student Resources

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Roommate Matching

凯发官网入口 has a roommate matching program for anyone in the LGBTQ+ community and allies. If interested, please fill out this survey to be matched for your on-campus housing.

 

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Inclusive Restroom Map
凯发官网入口 has three all gender bathrooms on campus. One is in Stevens Hall between the Teton Lounge and the Nursing area. The other two are in the Western Star Building, with one in the welding bay and the other in the petroleum bay.

 
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Name Change Information

Name Changes & Gender Change Information 

学生将登录校园连接并点击如下所示的电子表格,以访问合法名称更改请求表格.  Click on Legal Name Change Request Form on the left side of the page.  学生应留意凯发官网入口的电子邮件,以了解有关填写表格的任何信息.
Previous students who do not have a Campus Connection login should use the guest homepage and click on 'Campus Solutions Guest Page'

Name Changes 

在凯发官网入口州立学院,学生的“记录名称”被定义为学生被凯发官网入口录取时使用的法定名称. "Legal name" is defined as that name verified by a birth certified date, marriage certificate, passport, or court order. 如果学生希望将自己的正式学术记录中的名字从入学时的名字更改为入学时的名字,则必须在校园连接的电子表格中提交合法名称更改请求,并提供说明其新法定名称的法律文件.
Upon receipt and verification of this documentation, the registrar will change the student's name in the student's official academic record. 本节中的“官方学术记录”定义为凯发官网入口计算机化学生信息系统(校园连接)中包含的单个学生的学术和传记信息。. In addition, minor changes in the name (e.g., spelling corrections) may also be made. In such instances, 学生可能需要提供文件,如当前的驾驶执照和照片, passport, or resident alien card.
Preferred Name
Students can set a preferred name in Campus Connection.  Instructions are found on the Academic Records page.
Legal Name will appear:
  • Transcripts (official & unofficial)
  • 1098T Documentation
  • Scholarship/Financial Aid Processing
  • National Student Clearinghouse
  • Visas/Immigration Documents
  • Username/Network ID
Preferred Name will appear:
  • ID card
  • Blackboard
  • Class Roster/Grade Roster
  • Advisement Report
  • Online Directory
  • Diploma
  • Student Center
  • Email
  • Navigate

Gender Changes 

学生的官方学习成绩反映了学生在申请凯发官网入口入学时对大学的性别认同. 随后希望更改其正式学业记录中的性别指定的学生必须向注册主任提供学生要求更改性别的“诚信”声明. "Official academic record", in this section, 定义为包含在凯发官网入口计算机化学生信息系统(校园连接)中的单个学生的学术和传记信息。.
Note: 凯发官网入口 transcripts and diplomas do not specifically reference gender.
 
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Suggested Syllabi Language
Suggested Course Syllabi Language
你能给我举一个“欢迎和包容”的例子吗?我可以把它写进我的课程大纲里?
We have used the following statement on course syllabi. Feel free to copy and/or edit this statement to best fit your needs:
Because this class requires us to talk about aspects of our lives and those around us, a high level of respect for yourself and others is required. The use of discriminatory words and terms will not be allowed within this classroom. 作为学生,我们希望你在这门课上有一个开放的思想,并扩大你对周围世界的看法. 记住要保持你的幽默感,因为可能会有不同意见和敏感话题. Listen respectfully to one another and reserve judgment. Anyone who is unwilling to follow these guidelines will be asked to leave the class.
This course deals with subjects that many people find sensitive and highly charged.  一些阅读材料含有强烈的语言和对暴力和性情景的生动描述, and some of the authors take political stances with which you might personally disagree.  请对阅读材料和与你可能有分歧的同学的观点保持开放的心态.  Please remember that in a university classroom, 一方面,你必须能够区分情绪和个人观点, and reasoned analysis of the course material on the other.
 
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Financial Resources
  • COLAGE Lee Dubin Scholarship - for people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents.
  • Point Foundation - Point基金会帮助有前途的LGBTQ学生充分发挥他们的学术和领导潜力——尽管他们经常遇到障碍——对社会产生重大影响.
  • The League Foundation- The LEAGUE Foundation provides financial resources for America’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, 跨性别高中生进入高等学府的第一年
  • 在各种学术和专业领域,LGBTQ学生可以在人权运动网站上找到其他凯发官网入口: http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/scholarship-database.
PFund Foundation
  • PFund Foundation was started in 1987 in response to the AIDS crisis; as people in the LGBTQ community experienced isolation, stigma and ignorance, 我们的社区团结起来,自给自足,并确保能够面对这些障碍.
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Other Resources
i.     Transgender Law Center
ii.     Lambda Legal
iii.     Dakota OutRight
iv.     HRC -North Dakota
v.     TransFaith
vi.     Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (MBLTACC)  
vii.     The Trevor Project
viii.     LGBTQ Alcoholism Guide
vix.  Rainbow Rendezvous on FB
x. FirstLink
xi. 凯发官网入口 Health & Wellness Coordinator, LeeAnn Clark, with access to Chatter Counseling ervices
xii. Chatter Pediatric Therapy 701-580-8788
xiii. Upper Missouri District Health Unit, HIV, STI Testing
xiv. Canopy Medical Clinic, in-person and telehealth services for LBGTQIA+ individuals and allies
xv. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call or text 988
xvi. 
LGBTQ+ Financial Literacy, Support, and Resources 
xvii. Support for Gender Confirmation
xviii. Guide to LGBTQ+ Adoption
 

                                                          
For more information, contact:
Chris Kadrmas | 701.774.4528 | Stevens Hall 105H
Kirby Lund | 701.774.4595 | Stevens Hall 115H
1410 University Ave, Williston, ND 58801

 
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